New York: Mysterious Press, (2004). First edition - The author's second mystery, set in Southern California, where a young woman has disappeared. Although there is no evidence of foul play - she had quit her job and claimed to be visiting relatives back east - when a fisherman finds an arm on the beach, LAPD Detective Sergeant Reggie Brooks - who had also been her martial arts instructor - becomes obsessed with discovering what happened to her. 305 pp. ISBN: 08-92968079.